Proper leather shoes

Really? Maybe it's down to luck. My shoes have come from there, or charity shops.

I found a pair of Tommy Hilfiger single monk straps in a German TK Maxx store recently, at €25 I wasn't going to argue - full leather sock and sole, super supple and comfortable.

The Charing X has had loads of Barkers, Loakes and some other brands whenever I checked it, for £80 or less per pair. My pair of Loake calf skin were less than £30 in the Swindon branch, and the Chapman and Moore brogues were reduced to around £30 in Leyton - all their detailing is like the Grenson equivalent.

Course, the as-new Barker Oxfords were in Brixton Barnardo's, and my mate got the pair of Moreschi from a few pages back, and a pair of Church's Oxfords, both from local charity shops (but a half size too tight for me even after stretching).

Fair enough you will bemoan these aren't high end custom grade shoes, but they are all less expensive and the same/better quality than the Jones.